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Community Geothermal Technology Program: Cloth dyeing by geothermal steam. An experiment in technology transfer from Japan to Hawaii, Final report

Technical Report ·
DOI:https://doi.org/10.2172/10125611· OSTI ID:10125611
This was an experiment to test whether cloth dyeing using geothermal steam (already proven in Japan) would be feasible in Hawaii. Results: Using a fabricated steam vat, cotton, silk, and synthetic can be dyed; the resulting material received high grades for steadfastness and permanency under dye testing. Techniques that were successful in Matsukawa, were replicated in Puna. However, attempts to embed leaf patterns on cloth using natural leaves and to extract natural dyes from Hawaiian plants were unsuccessful; the color of natural dyes deteriorated in hours. But chemical dyes gave brilliant hues or shades, in contrast to those in Japan where the steam there gave subdued tones. It is concluded that geothermal dyeing can be a viable cottage industry in Puna, Hawaii.
Research Organization:
Hawaii Univ., Honolulu, HI (United States)
Sponsoring Organization:
USDOE, Washington, DC (United States)
DOE Contract Number:
FG03-85SF15798
OSTI ID:
10125611
Report Number(s):
DOE/SF/15798--T7; ON: DE94007007; BR: AM1001000/AM1050000
Country of Publication:
United States
Language:
English